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IRS/Tea Party Scandal Spawns Investigations Galore

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May 28, 2013

Washington Launches Four Different Investigations Into IRS Scandal

” By the time lawmakers return to session next week, at least four different investigations will be underway.

As The Daily Caller has reported, at least five different IRS offices including Cincinnati, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois and El Monte and Laguna Niguel, California improperly targeted conservative nonprofit groups for extra scrutiny between 2010 and 2012.

So for those of you keeping score at home (this reporter is still waiting for Ken Starr to send in his bracket picks) The Daily Caller presents a list of some of our favorite investigations into potential IRS wrongdoing. Which one will come up with the “Alexander Butterfield” quote?”

Read On

Illustration by Jeff Parker

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Tags: Chicago Way, Congressional Investigations, Daily Caller, Enemies List, Four Invesatigations, Gangster Government, House Oversight Committee, Internal Revenue Service, Lois Lerner, Obama, Politics, Sarah Hall Ingram, tax-exempt status, Tea Party, Washington

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Ann Coulter On Libertarian Groupthink P**sies

Filed under: Civil Liberties, Constitution, Humor, Individual Responsibility, Libertarians, Liberty, Police State, Politics, Statism, Wisdom of Youth — 4 Comments

March 22, 2013

Ann Coulter: Groupthink is Destroying Libertarian P**sies

“Libertarians and pot!” says an exasperated Coulter. “This is why people think libertarians are pussies. We’re living in a country that is 70 percent socialist. The government is taking 60 percent of your money. They’re taking care of your health care, of your pensions, they’re telling you who you can hire, what the regulations are gonna be…and you want to suck to your little liberal friends and say, ‘Oh, we want to legalize pot. You know, if you were a little more manly, you’d tell the liberals what your position on employment discrimination is.”

Well, if being a pussy isn’t bad enough, Coulter is now accusing libertarians of suffering from groupthink. Here she is on the March 18 episode of the Dennis Prager radio show (as transcribed by The Daily Caller):

Ann Coulter Calls A Room Of Libertarians “Pussies” And Gets Booed (buzzfeed.com)
Ann Coulter Battles Stossel, Calls Libertarians ‘Pussies,’ And Gets Booed By Room Full Of Students (mediaite.com)
Why Ann Coulter Doesn’t Understand Libertarianism (studentsforliberty.org)
Libertarian heavyweight responds to Coulter: Yes, libertarians are pu**ies (theblaze.com)

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Tags: Ann Coulter, Daily Caller, Dennis Prager, Groupthink, John Stossel, Libertarianism, Students For Liberty

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Wash Post Yells ” Squirrel “

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March 5, 2013

Washington Post Report Confuses One Prostitute With Another In Bid To Debunk Menendez Allegations

” The Washington Post mistook one prostitute for another Monday in a report that initially seemed to debunk a November 2012 Daily Caller exposé of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez.

While the Post said it had an affidavit from a woman in the Dominican Republic admitting she fabricated claims Menendez paid her for sex, that woman was not one of the two prostitutes TheDC interviewed for a Nov. 1 report.

The Post identified the woman as 23-year-old Nexis de los Santos Santana.

Post reporter Carol D. Leonnig did not respond to requests for comment Monday night, and did not provide TheDC with a copy of the affidavit.”

Menendez sex scandal was a lie according to the escort (examiner.com)
Prostitute Says Allegations Against Menendez Made Up, Says Washington Post. Just One Little Problem . . . (patterico.com)
The Daily Caller Vs. Washington Post: Was Menendez Prostitute Bribed Or Did WaPo Identify Wrong Woman? (mediaite.com)
Daily Caller Debunks WAPO Story That Menendez Hooker Recanted: ‘They Got The Wrong Hooker’ (patdollard.com)
ABC: Menendez prostitution story not worth reporting until debunked; Daily Caller: Debunked? Try again (twitchy.com)
Dominican escort admits she was paid to make claim against Sen. Bob Menendez (babalublog.com)

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Tags: Bob Menendez, Corruption, Daily Caller, Democratic Party (United States), Dominican Republic, Influence Peddling, LexisNexis, Mistaken Identity, New Jersey, Port security, Prostitution, Shady Dealings, Solomon Melgen, Squirrel, Washington Post

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Underage Prostitutes Are Not The Meat Of Menendez’ Corruption

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Sen. Menendez Says He Looks Forward to Vindication

” Sen. Robert Menendez, who has maintained all along that he never paid prostitutes for sex, said he is looking forward to whatever evidence emerges from courts in the Dominican Republic to vindicate him.

A Dominican lawyer on Monday released an affidavit from a 23-year-old woman saying she fabricated a story about Menendez paying her for sex.

“I’ve always said that these are false, they’re smears,” Menendez, D-N.J., told reporters at the Capitol, referring to published reports that he paid prostitutes for sex in the Dominican Republic. “And, so, I look forward to seeing whatever the Dominican courts have that prove what I’ve said all along.” ”

Remember that the prostitution allegations are the ” look , squirrel ” of the Menendez scandal . It’s all about the port deal , access and corruption … not hookers .

Report: Escort says she made up Menendez prostitution claims (cbsnews.com)
Alleged prostitute recants story about sex with Sen. Menendez (miamiherald.com)
Dominican woman says she was paid to say she had sex with U.S. senator (cnn.com)
Woman Says She Was Paid to Claim Sex With Senator, Lawyer Says (abcnews.go.com)

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Tags: Access, Bribery, Corruption, Daily Caller, Dominican Republic, FBI, Influence Peddling, Melgen, New Jersey, Port Deal, Prostitution, Robert Menendez

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Because He’s A Sleaze

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Idiocy, Individual Responsibility, Law, New Media, Shame — 4 Comments

February 2, 2013

Why Is Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Following A Very Young-Looking Dominican Girl On Twitter?

” Oh, and according to her Google Plus bio, she’s “Dominican & Puerto Rican.”

It might be nothing. Or it might be something. The Daily Caller has been asking Menendez’s office for a phone call or a meeting so we could show this stuff to them, but they’ve ignored us.

Why is Bob Menendez following this very young-looking girl of Dominican descent on Twitter? That seems like a relevant question, doesn’t it?”

Tags: Bob Menendez, Corruption, Daily Caller, Dominican Republic, Follows Young Girls, Pederasty, Pervert, Shame, Sleazy, Twitter, Under Aged Dominican Hookers, United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

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Hint: It’s Not Supposed To ” Take Care Of Everybody “

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December 18, 2012

Rep. Myrick: ‘Government Can’t Afford To Take Care Of Everybody’ [VIDEO]

” North Carolina Republican Rep. Sue Myrick said that “government can’t afford to take care of everybody.”

Speaking with The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas, the outgoing congresswoman talked about a society that rewards dependency on government over work.

“A good friend of mind runs a good-sized business , and he had a man who was working for him and at the end of the first time he got his paycheck, he came to his boss and said, ‘You know, I only made $40 more this week than if I had stayed home and been on’ some type of government support that he was getting. ‘So why should I work?’” Myrick said “

Tags: Big Brother, Daily Caller, Debt, Economy, Government, Government Intrusion, Nanny State, North Carolina, Republicans, Spending, Sue Myrick, Taxes, United States House of Representatives

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We Pay For Our Own Destruction

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November 30, 2012

Poll: Majority Of Young Americans Want Government To Do More

” Five-nine percent said the United States needs bigger government, while 37 percent responded that the government is doing too many things that should be left up to individuals and the private sector. Furthermore, 53 percent said the government needs to expand its role in health care.

“The rise in young people embracing paternalistic government comes as no shock,” said Gabriella Hoffman, a field coordinator for the Leadership Institute, in an interview with the Daily Caller. “Most have developed contempt for free enterprise and limited government from their college professors who inject anti-free market, socialist and even Marxist views into their lectures.”

Most Young Voters Actually Want Bigger Government (businessinsider.com)
45 percent of US Democrats favour socialism. Fortunately most Americans still believe in capitalism (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)
Favorables: Socialism 24% Capitalism 68% (tarpon.wordpress.com)

Tags: Capitalism, Daily Caller, Free Market, Leadership Institute, Limited Government, Marxism, Obama, Politics

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Exclusive: In heated ’07 speech, Obama lavishes praise on Wright, says feds ‘don’t care’ about New Orleans [VIDEO]

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October 2, 2012

“In a video obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama tells an audience of black ministers, including the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, that the U.S. government shortchanged Hurricane Katrina victims because of racism.

“The people down in New Orleans they don’t care about as much!” Obama shouts in the video, which was shot in June of 2007 at Hampton University in Virginia. By contrast, survivors of Sept. 11 and Hurricane Andrew received generous amounts of aid, Obama explains. The reason? Unlike residents of majority-black New Orleans, the federal government considers those victims “part of the American family.”

The racially charged and at times angry speech undermines Obama’s carefully-crafted image as a leader eager to build bridges between ethnic groups. For nearly 40 minutes, using an accent he almost never adopts in public, Obama describes a racist, zero-sum society, in which the white majority profits by exploiting black America. The mostly black audience shouts in agreement. The effect is closer to an Al Sharpton rally than a conventional campaign event.

Tags: Angry, Black Dialect, Daily Caller, Jeremiah Wright, Katrina, Ministers, New Orleans, Obama, Pander, Racist, White America

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Broken windows at the White House

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September 29, 2012

Priorities …

“Perhaps it’s a leap too far to suggest that bad behavior by presidential candidates leads to bad behavior by presidents, but given that we have a president who has embraced a whatever-it-takes view of his office, I’m not so sure. If you can campaign however you like, why not govern by asserting whatever authority it takes. If the traditional mores of electioneering are old fashioned, well so too might be the constitutional rules of governance.”

Tags: Broken Window, Campaign Mode 24/7, Classless Presidency, Daily Caller, Dereliction of Duty, James Q Wilson

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Masters of the “Politics of Personal Destruction”

Aside

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September 27, 2012

The ugly attacks on my family highlight media double standard

“In recent weeks my family has come under relentless attack from the White House political operation, elements of the Democratic Party and organizations and media outlets supported by some of the Democrats’ wealthiest donors.

These attacks stem sadly from one main reason: our support for the Republican presidential candidate as well as other Republican candidates.

Too often there is a media double standard in our country based on situational ethics. The president’s supporters are treated one way while those who might challenge his leadership are treated in another.

This is hypocrisy. “

Tags: Abuse of Authority, Campaign Contributions, Corruption, Daily Caller, Democrats, Dr Miriam Adelson, Enemies List, Persecution, Politics, Sheldon Adelson

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Well , Duh !

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“Yes, Benghazi was a terrorist attack, and yes, Obama and the State Dept. have known all along”

” Fox News follows up on Eli Lake’s report yesterday:

U.S. intelligence officials knew within 24 hours of the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya that it was a terrorist attack and suspected Al Qaeda-tied elements were involved, sources told Fox News — though it took the administration a week to acknowledge it.

The account conflicts with claims on the Sunday after the attack by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice that the administration believed the strike was a “spontaneous” event triggered by protests in Egypt over an anti-Islam film.”

Tags: Al Qaeda, Benghazi, Coverup, CYA, Daily Caller, Deceit, Eli Lake, Fox News, Hilary Clinton, Incompetence, Lies, Obama, State Dept, Stonewall, terrorist attack

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Grub with POTUS?

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September 25, 2012

Yuck

“I know, presidents are just people. Bill
Clinton left us with no doubt on that
question. But there is a reason we give
them a mansion to live in and an enormous
airplane to fly around in. There is a reason
Democrats and Republicans alike stand up
and applaud the president when he enters
the House chamber to deliver the State of
the Union address. There is a reason we
shut down traffic and inconvenience tens of
thousands of people every time the
president visits an American city. The
president is not only the most powerful
person in the world, but also a symbol of a
great nation — “a shining city upon a hill,”
as Ronald Reagan famously said. “

Tags: Classless, Daily Caller, Dine With, Fund Raising, Grub, Obama, Raffle, Tacky, Undignified, Unpresidential

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The lost decade of economic freedom

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September 21, 2012

“As Ronald Reagan so eloquently put it, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” And while the latest edition of the Fraser Institute’s annual “Economic Freedom of the World Report” does not predict the end of the American economy, it does paint an alarming picture of the loss of our economic freedom during the last decade. From 1980 to 2000, we were the world’s leader among large industrialized nations, only outranked by small economic powerhouses Hong Kong and Singapore. Since the year 2000 we have been in a downward spiral, falling from 3rd, to 7th, and then to 10th last year. With the release of this week’s report, for the first time the United States has fallen out of the top ten — dropping all the way to 18th.”

Tags: Daily Caller, Economic Freedom, Frazier Institute, Ronald Reagan, US 18th, World Rankings

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How Appropriate

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September 13, 2012

“Naval expert: Ships shown during Democratic convention tribute to veterans were Russian”

“The Democratic National Convention’s final night included a stirring tribute to America’s veterans from a retired naval four-star admiral, complete with a backdrop of jets flying over a row of proud warships. But convention organizers may soon regret it.

Norman Polmar, author of “The Naval Institute Guide to the Soviet Navy” and other military handbooks, told the Navy Times on Tuesday that the ships were Russian vessels.

“The ships are definitely Russian,” Polmar told the military newspaper. “There’s no question of that in my mind.” The ships depicted in the Democrats’ backdrop had radar designs that the U.S. fleet doesn’t use.”

Tags: Charlotte, Daily Caller, DNC Backdrop, Lame, Navy, Ships

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Journolist Lives

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September 12, 2012

“Open mic shows reporters coordinating question on whether Romney regrets criticizing Obama on Egypt, Libya “

“Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was widely criticized Wednesday for his outspoken criticism of the Obama administration on its handling of the attacks on U.S. diplomatic stations in Egypt and Libya.

That criticism hasn’t only been coming from campaign operatives, but apparently from the media as well.

The Right Scoop blog captured the audio feed from Romney’s press briefing on the situation Wednesday morning, showing reporters covering Romney working together to base their question on that premise.”

Tags: Criticism of Obama, Daily Ca, Daily Caller, Egypt, Embassies, Journalists Colluding, Journolist, Libya, Media Bias, Obama, Obama Shills, Water Carriers

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“Cheney responds to Obama’s reportedly poor intelligence briefings attendance”

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September 11, 2012

“Former Vice President Dick Cheney took a shot at President Barack Obama late Monday night after it was reported that the president has attended fewer than half of his daily intelligence briefings.

“If President Obama were participating in his intelligence briefings on a regular basis then perhaps he would understand why people are so offended at his efforts to take sole credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden,” Cheney told The Daily Caller in an email through a spokeswoman.”

Tags: Attendance, Cheney, Criticism, Daily Caller, National Intelligence Briefings, Obama

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“Dems praise auto bailout more than 150 times during DNC convention…

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September 10, 2012

… completely omit any reference to 20,000 Delphi retirees whose pensions terminated in ’09 deal”

“Democrats congratulated themselves more than 150 times for President Barack Obama’s 2009 auto bailout during last week’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., an analysis conducted by conservative organization Let Freedom Ring shows.

Obama praised himself for the bailout three times during his Thursday speech, the Let Freedom Ring analysis found. “I’ve met workers in Detroit and Toledo who feared they’d never build another American car,” Obama said, for instance, according to a transcript the White House released after the speech. “And today, they can’t build them fast enough, because we reinvented a dying auto industry that’s back on the top of the world.” “

Tags: 150 Mentions, Auto Bailout, Convention, Daily Caller, Delphi Pensioners, Obama, Pat on the Back, Screwed, Union Bailout

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What an Idiot

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Education, Election, Hope and Change, Idiocy, New Media, Politics — 6 Comments

September 6, 2012

“Rep. Yvette Clarke: The Dutch owned slaves in Brooklyn as recently as 1898 [VIDEO]“

“A Democratic congresswoman from Brooklyn appears to believe that slavery existed in her district until 1898.

Against the advice of her party’s leadership, Rep. Yvette Clarke appeared on “The Colbert Report” on Tuesday for one of host Stephen Colbert’s occasional “Better Know a District” segments. After getting in a few digs at Brooklyn, Colbert asked Clarke, who is currently serving her third term in the House, what she would say to her district if she could go back to 1898 in a time machine.”

Tags: 1898, Brooklyn, Congresswoman, Daily Caller, Dutch, Slavery, Steven Colbert, The Colbert Report, Yvette Clark

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Krauthammer on Michelle

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September 5, 2012

Charles Krauthammer

“If I hear one more story of people walking eight miles in the snow, without shoes walking uphill both ways, I’m going start longing for Clint Eastwood spontaneity out here,” Krauthammer said. “And I mean it’s not only scripted in the sense of how the speeches are arranged, having the video but the stories are the same except that sometimes it has a Hispanic tinge, African-American tinge and a slant to it. But that is what everybody suspects that and that is what you get.”

Tags: Charles Krauthammer, Daily Caller, Democratic, Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama

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‘executive actions’

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September 4, 2012

“Obama says he’ll be taking ‘executive actions’ without Congress on ‘regular basis’ to ‘heal the economy’“

” President Barack Obama told an audience in Nevada on Monday that he will be regularly announcing “executive actions” his administration will take to “heal the economy” without the “dysfunctional” Congress.

“I’m here to say to all of you and to say to the people of Nevada and the people of Las Vegas, we can’t wait for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job. Where they won’t act, I will,” Obama said.”

Tags: ‘executive actions’, Campaign, Congress, Daily Caller, Disfuntional, Economy, Edict, Fiat, Fix, Nevada, Obama

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Say What ?

Video

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Discord, Election, Election Fraud, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Military, New Media, Politics, War On Terror, Wisdom of Youth — Leave a comment

September 3, 2012

” Obama speech to soldiers met with silence”

“The audience’s reaction was so flat that the president tried twice to elicit a reaction from the crowd.

“Hey, I hear you,” he said amid silence.

The selected soldiers who were arrayed behind the president sat quietly throughout the speech.

CNN and MSNBC ended their coverage of the speech before it was half-over. “

Tags: Army, Daily Caller, Ft Bliss, Greeted with, Neil Munro, Obama, Silence, Speech, Texas

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Make My Day

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August 30, 2012

” Fox News: Source says Clint Eastwood to be RNC’s mystery speaker “

“A Republican source says Clint
Eastwood will be Thursday night’s mystery speaker at the Republican National Convention, Fox News reports . “

Tags: Clint Eastwood, Convention, Daily Caller, Fox News, Mitt Romney, Mystery Speaker, RNC, Speculation, Tampa

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Engage America

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August 29, 2012

” New social media app could revolutionize Internet commenting “

” In times such as these, political junkies would surely enjoy a new way to influence the national
debate on pressing policy issues. They will be interested to hear of a new social media application I have been helping to beta test for
an organization called Engage America .

Tags: Citizen Input 3, Comment Tool, Daily Caller, Engage America, Major Media, Social Media, Voter Interaction

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